Allison Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
@allisonoconn
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PGY-1 @BrighamMedRes . MD/PhD from @Georgetown . Aspiring oncologist. Passionate about true crime podcasts, reality TV, and Taco Bell. #firstgen she/her
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I earned my PhD today!! Dr. Fitzgerald!! 🥺😍🍾🎉🤩
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In the name of not gatekeeping information, here’s the skincare routine printout I came across on my dermatology rotation. I wish I could give credit to the dermatologist who wrote it but I don’t know who it was!!
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Officially Allison Fitzgerald, MD, PhD! 🎉🍾👩🎓👩⚕️👩🔬
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My dad (who was a fireman) thinks I shouldn’t tell strangers I’m a doctor when they ask my profession because they’ll up charge me for stuff. He instead suggested I say I work in “maintenance” as in I “maintain the patients in a hospital” 😂
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Shout out to the man who asked about parental leave policies in the residency info session. That’s some subtle allyship right there.
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Pretty wild to go from having to take the MCAT twice and barely getting into a Med school to graduating magna cum laude. I remember my self-doubt the night before my first day of classes. Honestly, proud of myself.
#firstgen
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New MD/PhDs Eighth year
joining Twitter: MD/PhDs
welcoming them:
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I debating sharing this on here because I’m familiar with the data on how this can negatively impact women’s careers. But I share so much of this journey and I want to be transparent about all the aspects, and this is undoubtedly a big one! Baby Fitzgerald coming in October!!!
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Me, a Med student, waiting for the senior resident to remember I exist so they can dismiss me
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I have not one but two doctorates from this school. This can’t be their default setting for ALUMNI 😂🤦🏼♀️
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First day as a physician!! Please send thoughts and prayers and good vibes.
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Over heard a Med student non-sarcastically say they had been doing research in their desired specialty since MIDDLE school. The kids are not alright.
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It’s me, hi, I’m the problem it’s me.
Sorry to all the people I’ve unintentionally stolen pens from. Idk how it happens!! They just end up in my pocket!! 😬🙈
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It’s my birthday!!!! Normally I celebrate with big birthday parties or over the top activities. This year I’m celebrating by sleeping in and then taking a nap an hour after waking up. It was glorious. Happy intern year! 🎂🎉😴
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Texts from my dermatology resident friends 🥲🥲🥲🥲🥲
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My med student just asked if NK cells are a type of T cell!!! 😭😭💔💔 like a dagger through my heart.
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Words can not describe the feelings from today. Over the moon excited for what’s to come.
#Match2023
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Last day of school EVER!! 🤩🎉
How it started vs. How it’s going!
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I start my cardiac ICU rotation tomorrow with q3 28 hour call. Can’t wait to experience that exceptional clinical training that can only occur between hours 20 and 28 that I keep hearing about!!!
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One of the things I’ll miss most about DC is the spring time. Took this on my walk into lab this morning.
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I’m in a mandatory, class-wide med school course that had a Women in Medicine Panel, which was amazing. But before it started there was a message that students for which this content “didn’t apply” were excused… I’m sorry but which group of students does this not apply to? 🤨🤦🏼♀️
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We don’t talk enough about how horrifying it is that medical students spend months dissecting dead human bodies.
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Sometimes I forget how absolutely insane the residency match process is until I try explaining it to people outside of medicine.
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9 months pregnant and ?thriving 😂
I actually think most patients love that I’m pregnant. It gives them insight into my life while I’m in there asking them a million and one questions about theirs. It opens a door to talk about families and life more generally- a way to connect
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Obstetrics has the least evidence-based medicine out of any medical field and we should never label a woman as “non-compliant” when they refuse prenatal care that has never been demonstrated to improve outcomes.
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Day one of residency done! Granted it was just orientation… but I like to celebrate everything—including new beginnings! Here’s a great year!🎉🥳🙏
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Good morning!! Today is my first day of my last year of school ever!!!
M4 here we goooooooo
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For years I’d see posts from med students celebrating finding the perfect specialty for them. I was nervous I might never feel that way. NOT ANYMORE. After this week, I know oncology is it for me! I can’t imagine dedicating my life to anything other than cancer care 💖👩🏼⚕️
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Me: finally settles in to study after procrastinating for hours
Me 30 seconds later: you know what I NEED? A little treat 😇🧋
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On today’s episode of twitter made me buy it. Will report back if it’s useful!!
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@JBarnholtzSloan
I’m returning to medical school in March to finish up my MD! So even tho the PhD is done, the schooling certainly isn’t 🥴
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I really, really, really wish residency PDs would prioritize non-research extracurriculars as well. Things like outreach, advocacy, and volunteering are all equally valid contributions to society and the medical field.
Survey of PDs across the country:
Almost half (41%) stated that now, that step 1 is p/f,
research will be more important when it comes to offering interview invitations. The effect was most pronounced in competitive specialties.
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One feeling I was not expecting to experience so often in residency—rage. Rage at the ineffectiveness of our healthcare system.
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I forgot to share my favorite piece of advice from the first day!
“Don’t stand when you can sit. Don’t sit when you can lay down. If you see a donut, eat it.” - Dr. Rebecca Baron, ICU attending.
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What’s funny about getting yelled at by consults as an intern is like… clearly someone told me to consult you! I, the person who is on my third ED shift, did not independently make that decision! You’re yelling at the wrong person! 😂
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Today was my last day of clinical rotations as a medical student!!!! The days were long but the years were short.
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This is likely an unpopular opinion, but I’m not convinced step 1 should have gone pass/fail. Especially with keeping step 2 scored. I 100% think clinical grades should be P/F because they are subjective and ripe with sexism, racism, homophobia, ect. Change my mind?
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A real conversation I had months ago:
#DoubleDocs
Me: I’m an MD/PhD student with a PhD in cancer research!
Attending: well do you want to be in clinic or do you want to do research?
Me: both!
Attending: that’s not possible.
Me:……
Attending: not to discourage you
Me:
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Who knew so many people wanted to be neurosurgeons?
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How I’m feeling being t minus 2.5 weeks from the start of residency.
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It was my birthday! So I threw myself a birthday party! And made myself a birthday dress!
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I’m excited to share my most recent review article which covers common 3D culture systems and how they have been used to further our understanding of cancer immunology and immunotherapy!
@MDPIOpenAccess
@Cancers_MDPI
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Today marks one month with this nugget!!! 🥰😍❤️
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I got a glimpse of my intern schedule and I think I’m starting with a month of ICU!! I’ve never done and ICU rotation so I’m both excited and terrified. Any tips would be greatly appreciated 🙏
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As a re-introduction to
#MedTwitter
, I’m Allison, an MS4 at Georgetown applying to IM for
#Match2023
! I’m particularly interested in oncology, immunotherapy, women’s advocacy, podcasts and scary movies (especially this time of year 👻🎃). Looking forward to meeting everyone!
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After twenty three years of school I’m happy to announce I’m quitting my doctoral pursuits to become a travel influencer.
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I will be 38 by the time I finish all my training. It would be nearly impossible for me to postpone childbirth until after training. I would be lying if I said my rank list wasn’t primarily determined by how amenable a program seems to pregnant people and new parents.
3 women physicians in
@NEJM
: "We couldn’t expect to both have a healthy pregnancy and successfully complete residency with our peers."
Their pregnancies were decades ago, and progress has been made, but this still rings so true.
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when you’re an MD/PhD and someone asks how much more training you have
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Finally got these bad boys up in the new apartment 🤩
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I applied to mostly PSTP programs. Along the way I learned A LOT. Including that there are not many resources to learn about PSTP programs. So, after spending the past few months interviewing at programs, here’s a basic overview and what I’ve learned:
#DoubleDocs
#PSTP
#Match2023
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I’ve been reflecting on my MD/PhD experience and while I absolutely loved it, would I recommend it to other first-gen or low SES students? Probably not.
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It’s pretty wild to think that I’ve had the goal of becoming an oncologist for over a decade and now I’m actually interviewing for the job.
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I’ve been MIA because I’ve been living my best pre-intern year life! This time in Mexico!
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4th year med student
Interviews
Match day
Residency
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Thread on residency interviews now while the experience is fresh in my mind!
#Match2024
#MatchToInfinityAndBeyond
👇🏻
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I accomplished my goal of pumping for 6 months! Out of everything I’ve accomplished (MD, PhD, pregnancy and childbirth during intern year) this was the hardest. The mental load, physical discomfort, manual labor and emotional rollercoaster was a lot. Thankful it’s done!
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While we’re still riding this high, here’s the match moment, surrounded by family and friends. Peep my mom sobbing and my hard-of-hearing dad not understanding what’s happening 😂😭
#Match2023
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Stopped by the lab today and they had this! Have you ever seen such a cool puzzle???
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So thankful to be at a program where having a baby is supported and celebrated 😭🥰
#FutureBWHresident
@jilowenthal
@MatthewAlsaloum
@Nakisa_Sadeghi
@Abdi_Abdullahi_
@_sukruth
@aleksandra603
@BrighamMedRes
(plus those not on Twitter!)
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What an incredible end to an incredible 8 years.
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@TheMahaSaleh
😂😂 NK and cytotoxic T cells have very similar functions (kill bad cells) but how they go about it is very different! T cells are adaptive immunity and NK cells are innate immunity!
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The hospital Panera is open 24/7!!! I can get broccoli cheddar in a bread bowl at 3am!!!!
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The Twitter backlash against women succeeding in medicine is terrifying.
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Me on my way to my first ever ICU shift tonight.
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Status post cardiac CCU! Ended with a bang on an absolutely wild call shift! It was a great rotation but happy I don’t have to do it again… until next year 🙈
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Me, a firstgen, to my parents: I’m getting my PhD next Thursday!!!
My parents: that’s nice. When do you make money?
Me:
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I’m surprised people have an issue with this. I’m grateful to those who donated their bodies to science and medicine for my learning. You can simultaneously appreciate their gift and acknowledge that’s it’s traumatic and rarely discussed aspect of medical education.
We don’t talk enough about how horrifying it is that medical students spend months dissecting dead human bodies.
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Sure Boston has some cons, but fall isn’t one of them 🍂🍁🧡
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The CDC now recommends asking MD/PhDs how many years they have left in their training.
#DoubleDocs
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Tomorrow will be the one year anniversary of my PhD and also the one year anniversary of me realizing Twitter is a wild, wild place. 🥰👩🏼🎓
I earned my PhD today!! Dr. Fitzgerald!! 🥺😍🍾🎉🤩
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When I tell people at work I have a 12 week old baby, I’m almost always asked who is at home taking care of her. I can’t help but wonder if my male colleagues are asked the same question…
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Thinking about starting residency/fellowship training after an 8 year MD/PhD program like PGWHY
#DoubleDocs
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Done with residency interviews!!
Thank you so much to everyone who invited me and took the time to meet me! I learned about myself, this career, and science and I had a blast doing it!
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@ZJH47
Not at all! I definitely think he was asking on for himself. But the reality is women are often penalized for having children, and men are often rewarded for it. So it helps to have men ask these types of questions because it’s less likely to negatively impact them!
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Done with my neurology acting internship!! Up next- a month of medical oncology! 😍
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Ending my 24 years of school with a pizza party with friends is oddly poetic.
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Lol who knew step 2 actually had EIGHT forty-question blocks and not seven?? NOT ME 🥲
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Weeeeeeeeee. And just like that—I’m done with medical school exams!! 💃🪩
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As people start drafting their rank lists, consider if the program has two week or four week blocks. As a med student I didn’t think two weeks would be long enough, but now as an intern, two weeks is perfect and having a be on the same service for 4+ weeks would be brutal.
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In a testament to how bright the future is tho, I think only two people out of over 160 logged off! 🤩
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As a med student, my first day on inpatient IM (a heme/onc floor) I “presented” my patient and then the fellow went through an extraordinarily thorough plan including chemos, cycles, radiation plans ect then looked me square in the eyes and asked “did I forget anything?”. A hero.
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Step 3 complete!!! ✅ Celebrating with a meal from my favorite restaurant 🥰😇
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I used to be someone that always asked during women’s mentorship workshops “when is the best time to have kids?”. In hindsight, I think this question is not only ridiculous but harmful. 🧵
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At the bank earlier today
Teller: sign here
Me: *signs*
Teller: you could be a doctor with a signature like that!
Me: 👀
Teller: …
Me: I work in maintenance!
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Girl bossed too hard and now I have to work 28 hours straight on a Saturday
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@AelsklingShu
It’s never too late! You’ll (hopefully) keep growing old no matter what- you might as well pursue your dream while doing so!
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Step 1: get a bike ✅
Step 2: bike 25 miles 🔘
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